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Kansas Wheat Harvest Report —June 23 is day three of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat.

Wheat fields are finally beginning to dry out in much of the southern half of Kansas, allowing many farmers to begin wheat harvest over the weekend.

Harvest has reached as far north as Salina in central Kansas, yet progress has languished in the eastern and western portions of the state.

In Pratt County, harvest is in full swing, according to Lisa, at the Kanza Co-op Association Pratt location.

Test weights have been as high as 63 pounds, although the average is about 59 pounds.

Yields are hard to gauge, as cutting is still spotty. Wheat is being taken at all the cooperative’s locations.

At the Fowler Equity Exchange, Fowler, harvest has swung into high gear, reports Jason.

Before rain showers suspended harvest last week, test weights averaged about 61 pounds per bushel.

Now, they average about 58 pounds; yields are averaging between 30 and 50 bushels per acre.

As of Sunday, harvest is about 15% complete.

Chris at Farmers Co-op Grain Association, Conway Springs, says harvest has just started, with farmers dodging mudholes to cut wheat on hillsides and sandy soils.

Test weights are averaging about 57 pounds per bushel, with yields averaging between 30- and 50-bushels per acre.

Some farmers are having 60-plus bushel per acre yields.

In the Conway Springs area, harvest is about 10% complete.

At the Right Co-op, Wright, Brenda says about 250,000 bushels has been taken in thus far, with harvest beginning in earnest on Saturday.

Test weights are consistently around 60 pounds per bushel, with protein ranging from 8.3-14.5%.

Bart George at Cargill AgHorizons, Salina, reports about 150,000 bushels of wheat were taken in over the weekend.

Harvesting is spotty due to last week’s rain showers, but George says farmers north of Salina are cutting.

Test weights are in the upper 50s and low 60s, with protein ranging from 9-10%.

Kansas Wheat Commissioner Ron Suppes, Dighton, says he will begin harvesting in Finney County on Monday. There is no harvest going on in Scott and Lane counties, Suppes says, although sporadic harvest is occurring near Garden City.

Kansas Association of Wheat Growers vice president Paul Penner began cutting for a neighbor Saturday.

He reports 60-plus bushel yields, with test weights averaging more than 61 pounds per bushel.

A hail storm last week has reduced yield potential somewhat.

With harvest just getting underway, Penner believes yields in Marion County could be above average.

The 2008 Harvest Salute to Producers is brought to you by Kansas Wheat in conjunction with sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain and the Kansas Grain and Feed Association.

For more information, contact Bill Spiegel, 785-539-0255

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• Kansas Grain & Feed Association
• Kansas City Board of Trade
• DeBruce Grain
• Kansas Wheat

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